Senior Electrical Engineer - Airport Systems

Parsons; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 25,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Parsons Corporation in Saudi Arabia seeks a Senior Electrical Engineer for Airport Systems to lead electrical design oversight across airfield, airport facilities, and associated infrastructure. You will coordinate with civil, ICT, security, and operations teams to ensure safety, reliability, and compliance.

The role demands a minimum of 10 years in electrical engineering on large-scale projects, with strong knowledge of MV/LV distribution, airfield lighting, and power systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering; minimum 10 years in design, construction, testing and commissioning.
• Experience on major airport or airfield projects.
• Strong knowledge of medium- and low-voltage distribution.
• Familiarity with airfield lighting and critical-power systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical review and coordination of electrical systems for airport, airfield, and infrastructure.
• Review drawings, specifications, calculations, and design submissions.
• Verify compliance with aviation requirements and international standards.
• Assess safety, resilience, and reliability of electrical solutions.
• Review substations, transformers, switchgear, distribution boards, and UPS.
• Coordinate with civil, mechanical, ICT, security, and operations teams.

Skills

Airfield Electrical Engineering

Medium-Voltage Distribution

Power System Design

Substations & Switchgear

BMS/SCADA Interfaces

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree advantageous

Tools

SCADA Systems

BMS

Job description

Senior Electrical Engineer - Airport Systems Job Snapshot

Role: Senior Electrical Engineer - Airport Systems
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Industry: Construction
Function: Engineering
Experience: Minimum 10 years of relevant electrical engineering experience
Job Type: Full-time

Job Details

• Country: Saudi Arabia
• City: Riyadh
• Industry: Construction
• Function: Engineering
• Salary: 25000-38000
• Gender: Any
• Candidate Nationality: Any
• Job Type: Full-time

Role Context

Airport electrical infrastructure must remain dependable under demanding operational conditions where power interruptions can affect safety, aircraft movements, passenger operations, security, communications, and essential facilities. The Senior Electrical Engineer will provide the technical oversight needed to translate approved designs into safe, coordinated, and operationally resilient installations. Working across design and construction interfaces, the role will connect electrical engineering with civil, structural, mechanical, ICT, security, aviation, BMS, SCADA, utilities, and airport operations. Technical decisions will directly influence system availability, lifecycle performance, energy efficiency, and successful operational readiness.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead technical review and coordination of electrical engineering systems for airport, airfield, and supporting infrastructure.
• Review electrical drawings, specifications, calculations, design reports, and engineering submissions.
• Verify compliance with project specifications, aviation requirements, authority regulations, and applicable international standards.
• Assess electrical solutions for safety, capacity, resilience, maintainability, and operational reliability.
• Review medium-voltage and low-voltage power distribution networks.
• Evaluate substations, transformers, switchgear, distribution boards, and associated electrical equipment.
• Review standby generators and emergency power arrangements supporting critical airport functions.
• Assess uninterruptible power supply systems and critical-load architectures.
• Verify power-system redundancy and resilience requirements for operationally essential facilities.
• Review electrical load assessments and demand calculations.
• Check cable sizing and voltage-drop calculations.
• Review short-circuit and load-flow studies.
• Assess protection coordination studies and associated control philosophies.
• Review earthing, bonding, and lightning protection requirements.
• Support value engineering focused on performance, lifecycle cost, energy consumption, reliability, and maintainability.
• Provide technical oversight for airfield ground lighting infrastructure.
• Review airfield lighting circuits, constant-current regulators, cabling, controls, and monitoring systems.
• Coordinate electrical requirements associated with runways, taxiways, aprons, aircraft stands, and operational airfield areas.
• Review interfaces between airfield electrical networks and navigation-aid systems.
• Verify that airfield systems satisfy relevant aviation operational requirements.
• Support integrated testing and commissioning of airfield electrical installations.
• Coordinate electrical systems with airport operational technology and specialist systems.
• Review interfaces with BMS and SCADA platforms.
• Coordinate power requirements for ICT and security infrastructure.
• Work with mechanical teams on electrical supplies and control interfaces for building services equipment.
• Coordinate with civil and structural teams on equipment locations, trenches, duct banks, foundations, and service routes.
• Participate in multidisciplinary BIM coordination and electrical clash reviews.
• Support resolution of spatial and technical conflicts identified through digital engineering models.
• Review internal and external lighting designs.
• Assess emergency, security, roadway, area, and apron lighting systems.
• Verify lighting arrangements against operational and safety requirements.
• Review contractor shop drawings and technical submissions.
• Assess electrical material and equipment submittals for technical compliance.
• Review method statements and installation procedures.
• Respond to RFIs, technical queries, and proposed design modifications.
• Evaluate contractor alternatives and recommend technically appropriate solutions.
• Conduct site inspections during electrical installation activities.
• Verify completed work against approved drawings, specifications, and installation standards.
• Identify installation deficiencies and coordinate corrective actions.
• Monitor electrical construction progress and emerging technical constraints.
• Coordinate with Quality teams on inspection and test requirements.
• Review Inspection and Test Plans and supporting quality documentation.
• Assess electrical testing procedures and results.
• Review nonconformance records affecting electrical systems.
• Support technical investigations and corrective action processes.
• Participate in project quality audits and engineering reviews.
• Coordinate with airport authorities, operators, utility providers, government agencies, consultants, and contractors.
• Support regulatory submissions, inspections, technical approvals, and permits.
• Participate in design review meetings and technical workshops.
• Contribute to constructability and maintainability reviews.
• Support electrical risk assessments and technical safety reviews.
• Promote safe electrical design and construction practices.
• Ensure systems consider safe operation, isolation, maintenance access, and emergency response.
• Support testing and commissioning of electrical infrastructure.
• Review commissioning procedures, test records, and system performance results.
• Participate in integrated systems testing involving interconnected airport systems.
• Support operational readiness activities before assets enter service.
• Review as-built drawings and final electrical records.
• Assess operation and maintenance documentation for technical completeness.
• Support final handover and closeout of electrical systems.
• Prepare technical reports, engineering assessments, recommendations, and progress updates.
• Maintain traceable records of reviews, approvals, inspections, and engineering decisions.
• Report significant electrical risks and design or construction constraints to project leadership.
• Provide technical guidance to junior engineers and support continuous improvement in engineering delivery.

Ideal Profile

• Bachelor 's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
• Minimum 10 years of electrical engineering experience covering design, technical review, construction supervision, testing, commissioning, and project delivery.
• Experience on major airport, airfield, transportation, or comparable large-scale infrastructure projects.
• Strong technical understanding of medium-voltage and low-voltage distribution.
• Experience with substations, transformers, switchgear, distribution boards, generators, and UPS systems.
• Detailed understanding of critical and resilient power architectures.
• Strong knowledge of protection, control, earthing, bonding, and lightning protection.
• Experience reviewing load calculations, cable sizing, voltage drop, short-circuit analysis, load-flow studies, and protection coordination.
• Practical knowledge of airfield ground lighting and associated electrical networks.
• Familiarity with constant-current regulators and airfield lighting control systems.
• Understanding of critical airport operational requirements and electrical-system reliability.
• Experience coordinating electrical engineering with civil, mechanical, ICT, security, aviation, and other disciplines.
• Ability to review contractor drawings, material submissions, method statements, and testing procedures.
• Familiarity with electrical engineering software and power-system analysis platforms.
• Working knowledge of BIM-based multidisciplinary coordination.
• Strong technical judgment and problem-solving ability.
• Ability to manage several technical workstreams within demanding project schedules.
• Strong reporting, presentation, and stakeholder coordination skills.
• A Master 's degree in Electrical Engineering is advantageous.
• Professional Engineer, Chartered Engineer, or equivalent registration is preferred for candidates moving into higher technical authority positions.

Skills Set

• Airport Electrical Engineering
• Airfield Electrical Infrastructure
• Airfield Ground Lighting
• Medium-Voltage Distribution
• Low-Voltage Distribution
• Electrical Substations
• Transformers
• Switchgear
• Distribution Boards
• Standby Generators
• Uninterruptible Power Supply
• Critical Power Systems
• Resilient Power Architecture
• Electrical Load Assessment
• Cable Sizing
• Voltage-Drop Calculations
• Short-Circuit Analysis
• Load-Flow Studies
• Protection Coordination
• Protection and Control Systems
• Earthing and Bonding
• Lightning Protection
• Constant-Current Regulators
• Airfield Lighting Controls
• Runway Electrical Systems
• Taxiway Electrical Systems
• Apron Electrical Systems
• Internal Lighting
• Emergency Lighting
• Security Lighting
• Roadway Lighting
• Apron Lighting
• SCADA Integration
• BMS Integration
• ICT Interfaces
• Security System Interfaces
• Electrical BIM Coordination
• Technical Design Review
• Shop Drawing Review
• Material Submittal Review
• Method Statement Review
• Construction Supervision
• Electrical Site Inspection
• Testing and Commissioning
• Integrated Systems Testing
• Operational Readiness
• Quality Assurance
• Electrical Safety
• Technical Risk Assessment
• As-Built Documentation
• Operation and Maintenance Documentation
• Airport Authority Coordination
• Utility Provider Coordination
• ICAO Requirements
• FAA Requirements
• IEC Standards
• IEEE Standards
• NFPA Standards

Why Join Us

This position provides exposure to electrical infrastructure where engineering reliability has a direct operational and safety impact. Major airport developments combine conventional power engineering with specialized airfield systems, resilient electrical architecture, automation, digital monitoring, and integrated operational technologies. For a senior electrical engineer, the role offers valuable experience across the complete asset lifecycle - from design assurance and construction through integrated testing, operational readiness, and handover - while creating a pathway toward Lead Electrical Engineer, Electrical Engineering Manager, or senior aviation infrastructure technical leadership.

About the Company

Parsons Corporation delivers engineering, infrastructure, program management, construction management, and technology solutions for complex projects internationally. Its Saudi Arabian portfolio includes major transportation, aviation, infrastructure, and urban development programs requiring multidisciplinary engineering, digital coordination, technical assurance, and large-scale project delivery.